St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-23

"l eS."
"HOw old are yOu?"
81 don't know. think about twenty
three"
Then "Reddy'' told the story of the
frightful crime. He lived with his wife
and sister-in-law at his fathers house,
$3.50 Fort avenue. On the night of the
murder he left home with his two
brothers about $50 o'clock. He carried
the heavy end of a billiard cue as
cane. Both his brothers were armed.
Each had revolver. Tim had thirty
eight-caliber Smith & WeSsOn, and Pete
HAD a smaller and cheaper pistol.
They went up town together to Lally
Bros saloon. They went to the Big
Boston fire. Then they started home.
Ibid you take car home" asked Mr..
Davis.
''YeS."
''Where did you get OFF,"
"Near Twenty-sixth street."
swell, what did you do?"
"We walked down towards Twenty
sixth street. Near the street we placed
plankS on the track"
"What fOr?"
''To throw the car off the track"
"WaS there any conversation between
you and Tim and Pete before this?''
"Yes, something was said about hold
ing up anybody if we met them. Either
Pete or Tim said it."
"Well, what was the result?"
"a car came along and it was thrown
off,
''What was said?"
81 said guessed we had better let
him CO."
Had you the billiard cue in your
hand then?"
NO; | dropped it over the fence
about fifty feet from the Hastings q Da-
kOta track"
"Well, proceed"
"We walked toward the turntable. A
street car caught up to us there. We
were standing on the sidewalk opposite
the car"
Ibid any one pass you at the time?"
"YeS; man in a spring wagOnT'
{ ''WhO was it?''
''Mr. Foster, the grocer. That is the
man standing there"
"What was said while you were stand
ing?,
fellows box, anyway"
"What was the reply?"
I'VE said all right "
"Where was the car then?"
"On the turntable."
"What was done then?"
Tin stepped out in front of the car.
The mules got scared and went to one
side. Tim said: You'll have to give
up your box"
"Where were you and Tim?"
"We were standing in front of the
car, both against the front platform"
"What did the driver do?'
''He grabbed up his box under his left
arm and seized the revolvers, pushing
Pete's down and Tins up over his
| head"
"Well, what was Said?"
'Tim told the driver TO let 60 of the
revolvers and he could go with his box.
The driver said not much.' Then Pete
tried to jerk away and his pistol went
off, and the driver began to howl and
yell. Pete and | turned and ran to the
cemetery entrance. Then we stopped.
l heard shot. Soon after Tim came
to us.''
"What did Tim say?'
''He said i killed him. / shot him
through the head :"
Ibid Tim have the cash boX?"
sYes."
"Where did you go then?"
''We went through the cemetery and
then, at my suggestion, back to Lake
| street. Then we walked across the
| Works. Then we went home"
"What time was it when you met Toll
lefson?"
about 1890"
"What time did you get home?"
"About O'clock"
"What did you do when you got
| home?"
1--WE went in and the boys put the box
on the table in the hall. L went up
stairs. Afterwards came down. Tim
opened the box and put the money in
| his pocket. He did not take out the
checks. Then Pete and took the box
down cellar"
"What is this cellar?"
''It is hole dug in under the house.
| 1t was reached by hole cut in the floor.
| We dug hole and buried the box. Tim
came down after u.s."
Ibid you disturb the box the next
day?'
mo"
Ibid you the day after?"
"We saw an officer that day. We
were upstairs. A little while after
heard a noise in the cellar. l went
| down and found Pete and Tim pound
ing the box with an AK"
Ibid you do anything with the tick
ets?''
Eyes, we took the tickets out, and l
and one of the other boys threw some of
them under the house."
Many of them?"
"No."
"What did you do then?''
eve took the box up stairs and fin